User:Delimiter/Applications/Bacula
I have used bacula since about Jan 2006. It is very useful for backup in a heterogeneous environment because the agents will run on a multitude of platforms. Also, it is open-source, licensed under the GPL.
Here is a description of how I setup bacula for my home network.
I have a FreeBSD host franco with a 70GB home partition (/home) that I can spare for backups. So I designate /home/bacula/backups as my storage area. This is then linked (ln -s) to /var/db/bacula/backups
Well /home is used for other things also, so I want to ensure that no more than 18GB are used by bacula for backups. I setup the following volumes (analogy: tapes).
- VolA
- VolB
- VolC
- VolD
Each volume should be Recycled and have a limit of 4.7GB. Bacula should be instructed to recycle the oldest volume when it runs out of space on the current volume.
Example of Volume creation via the label command:
*label Automatically selected Storage: File Enter new Volume name: VolA Automatically selected Pool: Default Connecting to Storage daemon File at franco.foster.dmz:9103 ... Sending label command for Volume "VolA" Slot 0 ... 3000 OK label. Volume=VolA Device="FileStorage" (/var/db/bacula/backups) Catalog record for Volume "VolA", Slot 0 successfully created. Requesting to mount FileStorage ... 3906 File device "FileStorage" (/var/db/bacula/backups) is always mounted.
Now modify the Pool entry in 'bacula-dir.conf
Pool {
Name = Default
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle Volumes
AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes
Volume Use Duration = 730d # Long on purpose, to avoid the dreaded 'Used' status
Maximum Volume Bytes = 4700000000 # 4.7 GiB (hint: also will fit on a DVD)
}
As each volume fills up, use the relabel command to overwrite the oldest one.
Commands
Some commands (issued in bconsole) that are useful.
list files job=124
Windows XP notes
Using the bacula agent on Windows XP can be problematic when the windows firewall is turned on. Just use the Exception tab and add 9101/tcp and 9102/tcp and all problems should clear up.
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